Public Schools - Sexually Explicit Materials - Prohibited in Libraries and Media Centers
Sponsor: Delegate MangioneCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting sexually explicit materials in elementary, middle, and secondary public school libraries and media centers; defining sexually explicit materials as books and auditory and visual material that contain graphic or obscene depictions of sexual activity that are not age appropriate or used as part of the approved instructional materials for instruction on family life and human sexuality; etc.
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Testimony (57)
MGA witness listFAV 21FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 34Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kimathi, Ayo | Brothers of the DMV | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Trimbath, Jeffreylobbyist | Maryland Family Institute | Oral |
| FAV | maynard, benjamin | self | Oral |
| FAV | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Burns, Melissa | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Mangione, Delegate Mangionelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Fallon, Patricia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hamilton, Rebecca | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Waychoff, Amy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist | Advance Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Farris, Jaden | Annapolis Pride | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Howard County, Staff | Board of Education of Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Baykan, Mary | Citizens for Maryland Libraries | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sundermann, Liz | Enoch Pratt Free Library | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pruitt, Lauren | FreeState Justice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Farris, Jaden | GLSEN Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shane, Stephanie | Howard County Library System | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sunderman, Gail | League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ward, Lindsay | MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist | Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Browning, Jeremy | Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lamb, Laurenlobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Padilla, Irene | Maryland State Library Agency | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| UNF | Vose, Thomas | Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | SWASC, UM | Social Work Advocates for Social Change | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Teagle, Ashley | Southern Maryland Regional Library Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gupta, Riyalobbyist | Strong Schools Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Newman, Dana | Talbot County Free Library | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Scarborough, Martin | The Frederick Center | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Blinder , Lee | Trans Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Alexander, Jamie Gracelobbyist | Trans Rights Advocacy Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Egan, Ashleylobbyist | UULM-MD | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Warnken, Heather | University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform | Position only |
| UNF | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Towne, Ezra | self | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hill, Sharon | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hollywood, Nicole | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Padron, Ronald | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Travis, Olivia | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Westgate, Liam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Thompson, Tara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Advance MarylandUNF 1
Annapolis PrideUNF 1
Brothers of the DMVFAV 1
Concerned CitizenFAV 1
FreeState JusticeUNF 1
GLSEN MarylandUNF 1
N/AUNF 1
selfFAV 1UNF 1
The Frederick CenterUNF 1
Trans MarylandUNF 1
UULM-MDUNF 1
YearUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
UNFJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
UNFLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
UNFGupta, RiyaStrong Schools MarylandRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence